Mutoscope.



A. S. FERGUSON.

MUTOSGOPE. APPLIGATIGN HLBD DEG. 26,1908.

948,272. Patented F9111, 1910. s SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INI/ENTO l A R WITNESSES 1^! ARTHUR S. FERGUSON.

ATTORNEYS A. s. FERGUSON.

MUTOSOOPE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. Z6, 1908. 948,272. Patented Feb. 1,1910. 3SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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MUTOSGOPE. APPLICATION rum) nso. 26,1908.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

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l/vvE/vo' ARTHUR S. FERGUSON ATTORNEYS ARTHUR S. FERGUSON, OFSPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

I MUTGSCOPE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 26, 1908.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

SeralNo. 469,512.

To all whom it may concern:

.e it known that I, ARTHUR S. FERUson, a citizen'k of the United States,residlng in the city of Springfield, county of Greene,'

or other pictures arranged radially `in a circle thus forming what maybe termed a picture wheel, which being rotated, the pictures aresuccessively turned back and thus exhibited to the onlooker.

Itwill be understood that the photos or other pictures show successivechanges of position of a body in motion, as for example a dancer. 4

The invention is embodied in the manner oflattaching the picturestogether and to a flexible holder thus forming-what may be termed a aador packof pictures adapted to be secured around a rotating axle and thusform the picture wheel above referred to.

The invention further includes the case or housing in which the icturewheel is mounted and certain nove features of construction andcombination of parts constitute such casing.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of the complete machine,the hinged cover of the casing being shown by dotted lines as thrownback on its pivot. Fig. 2 is a perspective. view of a pack of photos orother pictures. Fig` 3 is aiperspective View .ofthe axle of the machinetogether with `other parts attached thereto.- Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection of the machine. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the attachment ofthe picture pads or packs to the axle. Fig. 6 is -a section on theline6-6 of Fig. 5, of the.

picture vwheel proper, the pictures being thrown back on one side byvpressure applied manually. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of a portionof a pad or pack of ictures. Fig. 8 is a cross section on the ine 8-8 ofFig. 5. Fig. 9 is a pers ctive view of a pad'or pack of pictures.

erspective view supplemental vto Fig. 9.

ig. 11 is a perspective View of the bottom v portion of the pack ofpictures.

c Referring in the first instance to Figs. 1

and 4.-, `A indicates thecasing or sheet-'metal box inclosingthepicture-wheel B. The cas- *ig. l0 is a.

ving is provided with a hinged cover a', which' may be thrown back onits pivot a', as shown in Fig. l, when it is desired to obtain access tothe wheel B for any purpose, say for removing it and for insertion ofanother. The said wheel is formed of a series of photos or otherpictures, arranged radially around its axis C,' whose ends are supportedin notched ears a2 forming attachments of the inner side of the casingA. Thus the Wheel is adapted to be readily inserted in, or removed from,the casing.- The axle is provided at one end with a large spur gear D,as shown in several figures, and thus meshes with a pinion or small gearE, which, as shown in Fig. 4, is mounted on a short crank-axle that isjournaled in the Iside of the casing 'and provided exteriorly of thelatter with a crank F. It is obvious that by rotating the said crank,the axle, together with .the picture-wheel proper fixed thereon,

will be rotated, and in suchcase the pictures` moving pictures asexhibited by larger ma chines and thrown uponthe screen for theamusement of large audiences.

The manner of securing together the required number of photos or otherpictures tov constitute the picture-wheel pro er, and

.the manner'of securlng them to an around the axle C, 1s asfollows: Therequired number of photos or other pictures is put together so as toform a rectangular pack, as shown in Fig. 2, and two parallel grooves I)are' sawed, or otherwise cut, in the base end of the pack. A hole byisalso formed throu h the pack-at a pointmidway between t e grooves b, b.'The latter are for the purpose of receiving cords b2 shown in Figs. 5and 9, whose ends are carried up and secured to .the outer side of'apiece of stiftl cardboard H. The hole b is 4for receiving an elasticcord b3, whose ends are arranged and secured in the same way as theinelastic cords b2. A ad, or rectangular piece, of leather b", as siow'n in Figs. 7 and 10, is laid over theend of the pack in which thegrooves b are cut, andl e ends of the same extend up on the sides of thepack as shown in said and it being placed in the casing A, as

figures. The leather piece o4 is glued to the base of the picture pack,and also upon the cardboard'H and thus over and upon the l ends of thecords Z22, be.

It'will be seen that the cords o2 tie together the base ends of thepictures composing the pack B and that the leather piece b4 serves4 thesame purpose, and, in addition, it aids in holding the ends of the cordssecured tightly to the cardboards H which are arranged at the ends of apack. Such leather together with the several cords Z22, b3, is lued orotherwise firmly secured in place. an thus the cords are held firmly andalso the ends of the pictures forming the pack B.

The means for securing a pack of pictures B to the axle C and thusforming a picture-Wheel as represented in several figures, is asfollows: A sheet metal clip I is secured to the cardboards H at one endof the pack. The sani'e consists of a metal strip extending across theend of the pack and having its ends inturned to form catches asindicated at a'. As shown in Fig. 3, the axle C has a radiallongitudinal flange c. and over this flange the end portions i of theclips I are adapted to slide, as Will be understood by reference to Fig.10. The clip I at one end of the pack B having been thus applied to theflange c, the pack is bent around the axle, the leather piece b* thuscoming into contact with it, as will be understood by reference to Fig.6. rlhe two cardboard strips are thus brought together, as indicated inFig. 6, and are further secured to the` axle flange c by any suitablemeans. I have devised variouslmeans for this purpose, but I showr an eyebolt 7L, Figs. 6, 7, 8, Which has a long shank, the same being passedthrough the coincident openings in the cardboards H, and the axle flangec, Which is provided with a hole 0 and the eardboards H with openings hfor this purpose. When the cardboards H have been thus brought togetheron opposite sides of the axle flange o, a hook if, see Figs. 5 and 6, isengaged with the eye lz. In this manner the picture pack proper B isapplied to the axle C and secured detachably thereto. The

picture-Wheel proper being thus completed,v

,shown in lfigs. l and l, the machine is ready for operation, as beforeindicated.

The elasticity of the cord b3 and its location a little above the baseof the picture pack B, ladapts it to perform a very useful function,Which is to increase the resiliency of the pictures, or cause them tomore quickly resume their normal position after being turned back asindicated in Fig. l. In other words, the normal spring or elasticity ofthe pictures is increased by the location and function of the cord o3.

I claim:

l. In a picture-exhibitor of the type indicated, a picture-Wheelcomprising an axle having a radial liange, a picture pack formed of aseries of pictures which are flexibly connected at the base, pieces offlat rigid material attached to the ends of the pack adjacent to thebase, and means for securing them in parallel position when the pad isapplied around said axle, substantially as described.

2. In a picture Wheel, the combinationy with an axle having a radialfiange, of a pack of pictures secured together flexibly at the base, andprovided with devices for engaging the said flange, and means forsecuring the ends of the pack together, and to the axle flange,substantially as described. V

3. In a picture exhibitor, the combination with a picture pack having anopening near the base which extends through the same and anclastic cordarranged in such opening and its ends secured upon the ends of the pack,as and for the purpose specified.

et. The improved picture-Wheel comprising a rotatable axle having aradial flange, a picture pack having a flexible base, and means forsecuring it to said flange, andan elastic cord passing 'through the packat a point slightly removed from the base, as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ARTHUR S. FERGUSON.

Witnesses:

S.l L. MoIN'frinn, W. W Moll'las'rnn.

